Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 1,079, Benjamin Garvin, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Garvin, Benjamin
R. 1,079
Bowman, Margaret
(Former Widow)
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Meadville Penna, July 13/88 I do hereby substitute and appoint G. C. Ames Esqr of Washington City, D. C. to prosecute this claim H. F. A. Nelson
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State of Pennsylvania } ss. County of Butler }
Be it known, that before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace within the County, and State aforesaid, personally appeared David Garrison and William Garrison, who are residents of the County and State aforesaid, and being duly sworn according to law do depose and say that they are children of a certain Benjamin Garrison, dec d who was a Soldier, in the Revolutionary War. That the aforesaid Benjamin Garrison, dec d Enlisted in the State of Virginia for during the War, in the Regiment Commanded by Colonel Denkins, in the Virginia Line, in the early part of the War, that he enlisted in the service of the United States, at the County of Rockingham in the State of Virginia, where he owned a farm. That in about the year, 1796, he emigrated to the County of Allegheny (now Butler, in the State of Pennsylvania, where he continued to reside until the time of his death, that in his lifetime he was often heard to speak of his claim to lands from the State of Virginia &c. That he died in the County of Butler as aforesaid in the year A.D. 1815, on the 5 th day of August. That he left a Widow, their Mother, surviving him whose name was Margaret, whose marriage took place with the aforesaid Benjamin their Father, January 31, 1782, and that Margaret his Widow, survived until the 8 th day of June A.D. 1844 That she was a Widow on the 7 th day of July A.D. 1838, and so continued until the day of her death.
And that furthermore they,

do. By these Presents, Constitute and appoint, and fully empower, and authorize, irrevocably, and with powers of substitution, F. F. A. Wilson of the Borough of Meadville, Pa., their true and lawful Attorney for them, and in their name and stead, to examine into to prosecute, to demand and receive, from the General Government, and State officers, their rights in all or in any manner of Claim for Commutation arrears of pension due said Widow, and unpaid Lands from the State of Virginia and the United States Government, &c, that may be due them, as Children of the aforesaid Benja- min, who was a Soldier of the Rev. War, and Margaret his Wife, their Mother, who died as aforesaid leaving the same unsecured and unapplied for, as in right of law, they the aforesaid David Garrison & Mr Garrison children as aforesaid may be entitled to, &c.
In Witness whereof they have on this 27 day of June A.D. 1854, hereunto signed their names and affixed their Seals, in the presents of
Attest. Joshua Garrison Attest. Newton Garrison
David Garrison
Wm Garrison
Signed, sealed, acknowledged, and sworn to before me, and I further certify the affiants are men of good repute for truth, and morality,
Yours Truly Justice of the Peace

good report for truth, and morality,
Ym Rea Justice of the Peace
Bucks County Pa State of Penna
I hereby certify that William Rea Esq before whom the foregoing acknowledgement was made was at the time thereof a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Bucks and State of Pennsylvania and duly authorized to take acknowledgements and to administer Oaths for general purposes and that his signature thereto is genuine
In Testimony Whereof I have signed my name and affixed the Seal of the Court of Common Pleas the 13th day of October A.D 1837
John P. Baird J.P.

State of Pennsylvania } County of Butler, } S.S.
On this 2 d day of July A.D. 1855, personally appeared before me, Samuel Marshall, a Judge of the Court, held in within and for the County, and State aforesaid, David Gavin, aged 57 years, and William Gavin, aged 55 years, residents of the township Cranberry in the County and State aforesaid who being duly sworn according to law, do depose and say that they are children of Ben- jamin Gavin, late of Cranberry township County of Butler, and State of Pennsylvania deceased, that they always understood their said Father, the aforesaid Benjamin Gavin, deceased, in his life to state that he enlisted in the service of the United States at the County of Rockingham, in the State of Virginia, about the commence- ment of said war , that said enlistment was for during the war, and that he continued in the service until the taking of Cornwallis, or the Battle of Yorktown. That from the lapse of time they are not now able to give the names of the officers or Commandants, under whom the said services were rendered, but recollect distinctly of him frequently speaking of Col. Jenkins Reg't of Infantry, in the Virginia Continental line, and thinks that he served in said Reg't and that he was discharged about the first day of January A.D. 1782, and that he had received some $50. of pay from the State of Virginia some two years after the close of his service at one time, and that he was very frequently in his life

time heard him speak of making application to the Executive of Virginia for the Revolutionary  Revolutionary lands due him for said Services, but to their knowledge, the same was never applied for, nor received by him during his life.
That at the aforesaid Benjamin Garrison, their Father, was a resident of Buckingham County Virginia, when he owned a farm. That about the year A. D. 1796, he emigrated from thence with his family to Western Pennsylvania, and settled in the County of Allegheny, now Butler, where he continued to live until the day of his death, which occurred on the 5 th day of August, A. D. 1815.
That he left surviving him his Wife, their mother, whose name was Margaret, now deceased, and that her name before her marriage with their said Father, was Margaret Boyd, and that the marriage of the aforesaid Benjamin Garrison and Margaret Boyd, was solemnized in the year of our Lord, A. D. 1782, on the third first day of January, as per copy of Family Record, herewith annexed. That said Marriage took place after, and not prior to the close of their said Father's Services in said War, of the Revolution.
And that Margaret, their mother, and former Wife and Widow of their Father the said Benjamin Garrison, dec d , after the death of their said Father, was intermarried with a Mr. Borman, late of the Boro. of Mercer, County of Mercer, Pennsylvania, dec d that the marriage took place in the year A. D. 1825, or about that time.  (Continued)

and that Mr. Bowman her last Husband died at his residence in the Boro of Mercer, A.D. 1828, When their mother returned home to her children in the year 1828, and contin- ued to reside among them until the time of her death. And that the aforesaid Benjamin Gavin and Margaret, their parents had the following named Children, to wit, Elizabeth married James Mennus resident of the City of Pittsburgh, Penns, Alexander, Nancy married with Joshua Stoolfire Esqr, decd, David, John, James, & William, residents of Butler County Penns, Jefferson resident of Lawrence County Pa, Margaret, Benjamin of the State of Mississippi, near Grand Gulf.
The following named now surviving, Elizabeth, Mennus, David, James, William, Jefferson, and Benjamin
And that this mother the aforesaid Margaret the former wife and widow of the aforesaid Benjamin Gavin their Father, died at the residence of her Daughter Nancy Stoolfire, in the township of Cranberry in the County and State aforesaid, on the eighth (8 th ) day of June, A.D. 1844, at the age of about eighty five years. That she was a widow as aforesaid, on the 7 th day of July 1838, and so continued until the day of her death. That they had not any records of the death of this said mother's second marriage now at hand, the same having passed into the hands & records of some of the Grand Children, Children of the aforesaid Nancy Stoolfire, and cannot now be procured. That they make this declaration (continued over)

for the purpose of procuring from the Genl. Government of the United States, for the benefit of said surviving children, the amount of arrears of Pension, which was due the aforesaid Margaret their Mother, by virtue of the services of the aforesaid Benjamin Gartin, decd., who was their Father, as aforesaid, under acts, of July 7, 1838, March 3, 1843, June 17, 1844, &c. The same having never been drawn or applied for, &c.  Attest J. John C. West Deputy Clerk 2. Samuel Marshall John Gartin
Samuel Marshall
Butler Pa. 5th
Sworn and subscribed before me this day and year first. Mullen, and I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the said affiants, that they are credible persons, and that from my own personal knowledge of the Widow, in her lifetime, believe the statements to be correct and true.
Samuel Marshall Associate Judge
State of Pennsylvania
Butler
I do hereby certify that Samuel Mar- shall Esq. before whom the foregoing affi- davit was made, was at the time of acting associate judge in and for the County of Butler, State of Pennsylvania, duly acknowledged and admitted to the bar
general purposes, and that his signature thereto is genuine. In testimony whereof I have signed my name and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas at Butler this 10th day of July, 1855. M. H. [Signature] Pres.

State of Pennsylvania County of Butler
On this 2 d day of July
In the year of our Lord, A. D. 1855, personally appeared before me Samuel Marshall, one of the Judges of the Courts of Record, held in the County of Butler, within the State aforesaid, William Grayham aged about 75 years, and Matthew Graham aged, aged about 75, to me well known, residents of the of the Township of Cranberry, within the County and State aforesaid, who being duly sworn according to law, do depose and say that they were personally and intimately acquainted with a certain Benjamin Gavin, late of said township, County, and State deceased, that they first became acquainted, as early emigrants, to western Pennsylvania, in the summer of A. D. 1798, where they all settled and resided in the same vicinity, where the aforesaid Benjamin Gavin died, in the year, A. D. 1815, or about that time, That in his lifetime he was known and reputed as having been, a Soldier of the Revolutionary War, in the Virginia Line, that they frequently in his lifetime heard him speak of his services in said War, and always understood him to say that he entered the service of the United States, from the County of Rockingham, in the State of Virginia, in the early part of the War, and served until after the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown, when he was honorably discharged, and brought home with him the team of a Cattle. — Gavin, who had been
William Grayham

Killed in the Service, or mortally wounded, by having his leg shot off. That said Guin was also a resident of Rockingham, Virg., and a neigh- neighbour, to said Gavin, that he took said Team with him here and delivered it to the family of said Guin (or Guinn).
That your deponents have frequently heard the aforesaid Benjamin Gavin speak of his Officers, while in the Service, but in consequence of the lapse of time are not now able to give the names of said Officers, but think they frequently heard him speak of Col. Dinton's Regiment.
That your deponents were also intimately acquainted with Margaret Greenlaw, the Wife and Widow of the aforesaid Benjamin Gavin, decd. That after the decease of the aforesaid Benjamin Gavin, decd. Margaret his surviving Wife and Widow, was intermarried with a Catalan Mr. Bowman, late of the Boro. of Mercer, in the County of Mercer, and State aforesaid deceased. That the marriage was solemnized in or about the year, A.D. 1825, and that the aforesaid Mr. Bowman, her last husband, died, at the Boro. of Mercer, ad. aforesaid, in or about the year, A.D. 1828. When the said Margaret, the former Wife and Widow of the aforesaid, Benjamin Gavin, decd. returned to the township of Cranberry, County of Butler, Pa., to reside with her children. When she continued to reside with her Daughter, Nancy, who was intermarried with Joshua Stoolfire late of said township County, & State, deceased, until the day of her death, which took place,

at the township of Cranberry, County of Butler, & State aforesaid, on the eighth day of June in the year of our Lord A. D. 1844, at the residence of Nancy Stoolfire, her daughter, that your deponents are able to mark the preceding day, or time, fixing the date thereof from the settlement of a law suit. Before the aforesaid Joshua Stoolfire, Esqr, now deceased, who was at the time acting in the capacity of a Justice of the Peace, that said suit was settled on the morning of the day of the death of the said Margaret Bournan, who was the former wife and widow of the aforesaid Benjamin Garvin, deceased while she was a captive in the same house, that said deponents have refreshed their memory by referring to said entry of said settlement, of said law suit, &c,
That the said Benjamin Garvin, and Margaret Garvin, deceased, had the following named children, which your deponents were well acquainted with having been raised in the vicinity, or resided there in early life. To wit, Elizabeth, intermarried with James Mearns, deceased, resident of the City of Pittsburgh. James Alexander, deceased. Nancy intermarried with Joshua Stoolfire Esqr, of Cranberry township Butler County, Penna, now deceased. David, John, James, William, Benjamin, Margaret, Jefferson.
The following named, which are now surviving, Elizabeth, Minnie (David, James, William, all reside in the County of Butler, Pa,) Jefferson, resident of Lawrence County Penna, & Benjamin, resident of Mississippi.

near the Grand Gulf. And that the aforesaid Margaret Bowman, dec'd, the former wife of the aforesaid Benjamin Gartin, dec'd, was a widow, on the 7th day of July, A.D. 1838, and remained a widow as aforesaid until the day of her death, which took place as aforesaid, and further, your deponents saith so, William Graham Attest: John P. Gartin Samuel Marshall
Butler County ss Sworn and subscribed before me this day and year first, matter, and I hereby certify that in consequence of old age, and infirmity, the affiants, could not well appear in open Court, that the same has been taken by me at chambers, that I am personally acquainted with said affiants, who are credible persons, Samuel Marshall Associate Judge
Clerk of the Court to certify,

Family
MARRIAGES
Benjamin Garrison was Married to Margrath Boyd In January the 31 in the year of our Lord 1782

Family Record.
BIRTHS.
Elizabeth Garrison was Born In November the 24 th in the year of our Lord 1782.
Alexander Garrison was Born In September the 15 th in the year of our Lord 1784.
Sarah Nancy Garrison was Born in May the 12 th in the year of our Lord 1786.
Henry Clarke Garrison was Born in August the 25 th In the year of our Lord 1787.
David Garrison was Born in October the 7 th in the year of our Lord 1789.
John Garrison was Born in October the 20 th in the year of our Lord 1792.
BIRTHS.
Benjamin Garrison was Born In June the 30 th in the year of our Lord 1794.
James W. Garrison was Born In October the 14 th In the year of our Lord 1796.
Margaret Garrison was Born In June the 22 nd in the year of our Lord 1799.
William Garrison was Born in November the 9 th In the year of our Lord 1802.
Jefferson Garrison was Born In March the 20 th in the year of our Lord 1805.

State of Pennsylvania County of Butler. § ss,
On this 2 d day of July A. D. 1855, personally appeared before me Saml. Marshall, a Judge of the Courts, within and for said County and State aforesaid. David Garvin, who being duly sworn, according to law, doth depose and say, that the annexed Family Record, was taken out of his own family Bible, and that the same is a true and correct copy or exemplification, as taken from the Family Record, of his Father Benjamin Garvin's Bible, which had been entered in said old family Record, in his Father's own proper handwriting, that the same was copied by him from the said original Record, a few years, after his father's death, prior to the marriage of his Mother Margaret, with Mr. Brown, at which time she took the old family Bible with her, and that he copied the same for the purpose of preserving it, as a family Record.  Sworn and Subscribed David Garvin before me an 1855, Judge of Court. Samuel Marshall.

No 15.328
Margaret Bowman formerly widow of Benjamin Garvin Penn
G. C. Ames July 24 1855
1079
July 7 1838

The Family record which accompanies the Declaration furnishing satisfactory proof of marriage
Very Respectfully Remo Cook Bro. Lecturer
Benjamin Garrison b. 5 Aug 1825
Margaret Bourne m. to Garrison 1782 d. 8 June 1844
Elizabeth Dennis 1 - Abster. Dr. Garrison - Medway Sturbridge - David Garrison 2 John Garrison - James Gar- rison 3 - William 4 - Joseph Garrison 5 - Benjamin Garrison 6 .
M rs Matthew Graham.
Benjamin Garrison rec d £55, 14, 8

Washington July 16 1855 Hon S P Muedo Sir
Enclosed you will find the application of Margaret Bowman formerly widow of Benjamin Garvin for the benefits of the act of 7 July 1838.
This Claim is asserted for service in the Virginia Continental Line. It is stated that Garvin resided in Buckingham, during the war of the Revolution, that he served in the after the surrender of Cornwallis, and that sometime after the war he received his pay some $50. that the Claimants have frequently heard Garvin speak of Col. Jenkins. I do not know of any Colonel belonging to the Virginia Continental establishment. There was a Lieutenant Jenkins, who may at a subsequent period have been called Colonel. to whom Garvin may have referred when speaking of his Revolutionary services. Did he receive disqualification? if so, what amount?

Ex'r.
INVALID.
110-111-112-113-114-115-116-117-118-119-120
RECEIVED
om
Acts of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.
1079
P. O. Margaret Drennan former wid. of Benj. Garvin
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____
Re-enlisted: _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____